Did you get out to The KEN Talks at the Museum Of Vancouver this past fall? In a nutshell KEN is a lecture series with funny humans presenting hilarious ideas about ordinary life. "Thoughts worth thinking", it's obviously a take on that one big lecture series that we partner with only KEN's main objective is first and foremost to make you laugh and then perhaps make you think, poking fun at themselves all the way. It's produced by Vancouver-based PIKE and presented by CBC Radio.
I caught up with PIKE's creative director, Pat Kelly, who told me that they're working on doing another KEN Talks event in the spring. They've got hopes of connecting this show with comedy festivals around the country and hope to combine unknown comedians with notable celebrity comedians. When asked about the inspiration, Pat tells me that "Comedians are some of the smartest people I know... this show provides a great platform for showcasing their brains!".
Have a look inside the brains of the first ever KEN talkers with these full videos of each lecture!
Craig Anderson: Remembering our couches
Is the afternoon nap the key to saving our society? According to Craig Anderson, yes. Craig shares his knowledge on how you can become a more skilled and conscious napper, in the hopes that one day everyone will feel inspired to go out and seize the day… by sleeping through part of it.
http://vimeo.com/31511987
Emmett Hall: The importance of unimportance
Emmett Hall admits that he may not be important to you, but argues that after watching his 10-minute talk he will be. By placing his unimportance under a microscope, Mr. Hall demonstrates that he might actually be the most important person in the room. Trust us, this is important.
http://vimeo.com/32056882
Kaitlin Fontana: Lady, please let your kid be weird... for me?
A self-professed weirdo child, Kaitlin Fontana warns that without nurturing weirdness in kids the world wouldn’t have mega success stories like Lady Gaga or Mark Zuckerberg. She argues that parents need to stop squashing weirdness and let their child’s freak flags fly.
http://vimeo.com/33409876
El Garzita: Confessions of a Mexican in Canada
Vancouver’s very own cultural matador, El Garzita, presents a colourful case on the differences between Canadians and Mexicans. But at the end of the day, this truly Mexicanadian man suggests we are all ultimately the same.
http://vimeo.com/33689369
Charlie Demers: Why natural selection is our enemy
Vancouver’s comedian-laureate takes us on a hilari-scary journey through his experience with anxiety, suggesting that perhaps Charlie Darwin had it wrong: maybe evolution hasn’t given us the proper tools to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
http://vimeo.com/33415825
